Taking Off

You’re just about ready to leave the nest and take off on your own. But before you go there are a few more things I’d like to show you. Learning how to form chords will enable you to be a good allaround accompanist. Moving up the fingerboard will enable you to take full advantage of the guitar’s range. Some secrets that guitar virtuosos have learned over the years will also be revealed. And finally, as my last gift to you, I have two beautiful showpieces for you to learn to impress your family and friends—and yourself!

1. Chord Formation
• Chord Families
• Related Chords
• The Relative Minor
• Other Useful Chords
• Transposing with the Chord Clock


2. Moving up the Fingerboard
• The Positions of the Guitar
• Ways to Change Position
• Notes of the Fifth Position
• Equivalent Notes
• Natural Harmonics
• Study in E Minor (Francisco Tárrega)
• Plegaria (Guillermo Gomez)


3. Classical Virtuoso Secrets
• Tone Production
• Vibrato
• Tremolo
• Dividing your Practice Time
• Additional Study


4. Putting It All Together
• Study in B Minor (Fernando Sor)
• Study Note, Study in B Minor
• Romance Anónimo (Anonymous Romance)
• Study Notes, Romance Anónimo